Dirty Harry - Internet Movie Firearms Database - Guns in Movies, TV and Video Games WARNING! THIS PAGE CONTAINS SPOILERS! Handguns Smith & Wesson Model 29 The now iconic revolver carried by Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan ( Clint Eastwood ) in the film is a Smith & Wesson Model 29 , chambered in .44 Magnum. As the script originally called for a S&W Model 29 with a 4" barrel, this eventually proved troublesome for the filmmakers, since the Model 29 was no longer in production at the time. Before shooting began, Eastwood contacted Bob Sauer (then a representative for Smith & Wesson) to acquire the gun for the film. It was a challenge, but Fred Miller at the plant had a couple assembled from parts eventually. To better familiarize himself with the weapon's handling and recoil, Eastwood took one to a gun range and fired live rounds through it. Unlike the gun in the script, the only barrels acquired for the guns in this film were the 8 3/8" barrel and the 6 1/2" barrel. Both can be seen used in some scenes.

The blanks it fired were custom made since the 5-in-1 blank didn't fit the chambers. It is said scriptwriter John Milius was presented with one of the actual guns used in the film as a gift later on. As for Harry's line in the film about the .44 Magnum being "the most powerful handgun in the world", one should note that even in the 1970s, the .44 Remington Magnum cartridge had been eclipsed in size and power by the .454 Casull round, however, the first widely available commercially sold revolver chambered for the .454 Casull would not come for another ten years, so his statement for the time frame is accurate. Smith & Wesson Model 29 revolver with 8 3/8" barrel - .44 Magnum Smith & Wesson Model 29 with 6 1/2" barrel - .44 Magnum "Halt!" Insp. Harry Callahan levels his Smith & Wesson 29 on robbers. It was hard to get a shot where he didn't look bad because he has a mouthful of hotdog. Insp.

Callahan checks his leg wound after being hit by a shotgun's birdshot. What's funny is that there are no holes in his pants and the "blood" appears to be red paint. "I know what you're thinking. 'Did he fire six shots or only five?' Well, to tell the truth, in all this excitement, I've kinda lost track myself. But being as this is a .44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world and would blow your head clean off, you better ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel lucky?' Well, do ya punk?" Close up of Callahan's Smith & Wesson. Callahan shows the punk he had indeed fired six shots. He cocks the hammer. Due to continuity error, this alternate angle shows him pull the trigger in double action. Callahan aims his S&W at the Scorpio Killer in the football field. Callahan lowers his Smith & Wesson when Scorpio holds a little boy hostage but swings it back up to wound him and release the boy. Scorpio staring down the muzzle of Callahan's Smith & Wesson Model 29 . Note the barrel that clearly reads '44 MAGNUM'.

Callahan repeats his famous line as Scorpio tries to decide if he had fired six shots, or only five. Walther P38 The Liquor Store Owner ( James Nolan ) shows the Scorpio Killer ( Andrew Robinson ) his Walther P38 pistol, which he brags he used to stop several attempted robberies. Unfortunately for him Scorpio hits him with a liquor bottle and takes the gun from him, and carries it up to the climax of the film. Walther P38 - 9x19mm. This is the actual screen used pistol carried and fired by Andrew Robinson in the film. Visible are machining marks and bluing flaws that can be seen clearly in the film, validating that it is the same pistol. The Liquor Store Owner ( James Nolan ) shows Scorpio his Walther P38 in a manner not recommended, finger on the trigger, pointed at the person. The Scorpio Killer hijacks the school bus by holding the driver at gunpoint. Scorpio shoots at Callahan on the roof of the bus. Scorpio shoots at Callahan. Scorpio reloading the P38 with a spare magazine taken from the liquor store drawer.

Scorpio holds his Walther P38 on a boy. Scorpio prepares to grab his Walther P38 . Colt Detective Special Insp. Chico Gonzalez ( Reni Santoni ) is seen using what appears to be a Colt Detective Special as his sidearm in the film, but both scenes when he fires it take place in almost complete darkness. Colt Detective Special - .38spl Insp. Chico Gonzalez ( Reni Santoni ) holds his Colt Detective Special on street thugs beating Callahan. Insp. Gonzalez fires his Colt Detective Special at Scorpio. Unknown Snubnose One of the robbers during the opening scene tries to shoot at Insp. Callahan ( Clint Eastwood ) with an unknown snub nose but is ultimately added to his body count. Circled in red. Unknown Service Revolver Police patrolling the rooftops for the Scorpio Killer ( Andrew Robinson ) are seen with unknown revolvers in their holsters. These are likely either Colt Pythons or Colt Troopers as SFPD officers used both during the period and both are seen being used by SFPD officers in the following films, particularly Pythons in the next film, Magnum Force .

SFPD have unknown revolvers in their holsters. Rifles Winchester Model 70 A Winchester Model 70 chambered in .458 Winchester Magnum is used by Insp. "Dirty" Harry Callahan ( Clint Eastwood ) in a failed attempt to kill the Scorpio Killer on the rooftops over looking the church. The .458's parabolic trajectory and immense recoil would make it an exceedingly poor choice for use as a long distance counter-sniper rifle, but it is consistent with Callahan's preference for massive overkill. Screen used Winchester Model 70 chambered in .458 Winchester Magnum. This is the screen used rifle carried and fired by Clint Eastwood in the film. One of the police patrolling the rooftops to find the Scorpio killer is seen using what appears to be a standard Winchester Model 70 in .30-06. Callahan is presented the .458 Magnum Model 70 by The Chief ( John Larch ), which is said capable of killing an elephant. For someone like Callahan, this is an obvious choice since "overkill" is pretty much his middle name. Callahan fires the Model 70 at the Scorpio killer.

This gun's maximum capacity is 3+1 yet he manages to fire off six shots in total without reloading. Callahan takes cover while holding the Model 70. 7.7mm Arisaka Type 2 Paratrooper Takedown rifle The Scorpio Killer ( Andrew Robinson ) uses an 7.7mm Arisaka Type 02 Paratrooper Takedown rifle as his weapon of choice to kill random people in San Francisco. The rifle is fitted with a Hiram Maxim 1900's style suppressor, and rechambered in .30-06. The rifle is also placed in a sporting style stock. (Note: Many Arisaka Battle rifles were 'sporterized' in the decades after World War II. For several decades after WW2, the Arisaka rifle was cheap and had no collector value. The value of the Imperial weapons skyrocketed in the 1990s. It is ironic that someone sporterized a 7.7mm paratrooper take down rifle, since now it is one of the rarest and most valuable battle rifles of World War II. An unmodified version is worth thousands of dollars.

The sporterized version as seen in the movie is relatively worthless from a collector standpoint). Arisaka Type 2 Paratrooper Takedown rifle - 7.7x58mm. This is the base rifle for the sporterized take down rifle. Close up of the Sniper Rifle's suppressor. Scorpio takes aim at a woman swimming on a distant roof top. Close up of the bolt and trigger guard. Scorpio's Arisaka Rifle in his case. Scorpio fixes a suppressor to the rifle. Scorpio locks the barrel to the receiver. Scorpio takes aim with the rifle. Scorpio aiming the rifle. The rifle in the District Attorney's office. Harry acquires this firearm in a warrantless search. As such, they claim the gun gives no aid to the case, since it is inadmissible as evidence ("fruit of the poisonous tree"). On another note, if the rifle is a foreign Curio Relic 'bring back gun' from the war, that was later sporterized, it can also have no paper trail at all. Evidence: the spent rifle round Callahan finds a "thirty-ought-six" shell casing on the roof.

When snipers use bolt action guns, they usually don't eject the spent shell and reveal crucial ballistic evidence, although it is assumed he leaves the shell casing intentionally as a taunt to the police. Arisaka Type 38 When Harry Callahan ( Clint Eastwood ) and Chico Gonzalez ( Reni Santoni ) are getting outfitted with hidden microphones to deliver the ransom money to Scorpio, an Arisaka Type 38 can be seen hanging on the wall. Arisaka Type 38 rifle - 6.5x50mmSR Arisaka An Arisaka Type 38 on a wall behind Chico. Most likely a bring back from WWII. Submachine Guns MP40 The Scorpio Killer ( Andrew Robinson ) carries an MP40 submachine gun in the same rifle case as his sniper rifle, along with some spare magazines. He uses it to shoot at Insp. Callahan ( Clint Eastwood ) and Insp. Chico Gonzalez ( Reni Santoni ) during the shootout on the rooftops. Later he fires it at Insp. Gonzales during the fight at the base of the Mt. Davidson Cross.

MP40 - 9x19mm An MP40 is seen in Scorpio's rifle case, along with spare magazines. Scorpio fires his MP40 during the rooftop shootout, holding it sideways for some reason. Scorpio runs across the rooftop armed with his MP40 . Scorpio reloads his MP40 while at the base of the Mt. Davidson Cross, but racks the action back and forth. People familiar with the weapon know it fires open bolt, so he either failed to pull the action back all the way, or held the trigger down as he pulled the action back. Shotguns Winchester Model 12 The Bank Robber at the start of the film, being played by Albert Popwell (who would play four separate roles in the Dirty Harry series) wounds Insp. Callahan ( Clint Eastwood ) with a shot from his Winchester Model 12 , but is disarmed during the famous "Do I feel lucky?" scene. Winchester Model 12 Riot - 12 Gauge The punk's Winchester Model 12 out of reach. Callahan picks up the Model 12, but not before showing the punk his gun was empty.

American Rifleman | Dirty Harry's Model 29: America's Shooting Star Dirty Harry's Model 29: America's Shooting Star by Rick Hacker - Tuesday, July 23, 2013 SUBSCRIBE Out of production and somewhat obscure, the Smith & Wesson Model 29 was once well known only to serious big-bore handgunners. Then in 1971, it became one of the most famous and desirable handguns of all time. Do you know why? Well, do ya? There is only a handful of motion pictures in which a specific gun played a starring role. “Winchester 73,” a 1950 Western that follows the trail of a stolen lever-action back to its rightful owner, and “Carbine Williams,” the 1952 film about David Marshal Williams and the M1 carbine, are two that come to mind. Interestingly, both starred Jimmy Stewart. But in these movies the guns took second billing to the starring character.

Such was not the case with “Dirty Harry” in 1971, starring Clint Eastwood, for the Smith & Wesson Model 29 that he packed in a Bucheimer-Clark shoulder holster and that was interwoven into his movie character, Inspector Harry Callahan. Who can forget those taunting, haunting words uttered by Eastwood as he squinted down that 6½-inch barrel aimed at actor Albert “Poppy” Popwell: “I know what you’re thinking. ‘Did he fire six shots or only five?’ Well, to tell you the truth, in all this excitement I kind of lost track myself. But being as this is a .44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world, and would blow your head clean off, you’ve got to ask yourself one question: ‘Do I feel lucky?’ Well, do ya, punk?” What erupted immediately after that wasn’t the roar of a .44 Mag., but a frenzied public clamoring for an S&W Model 29-which, at that time, really was the most powerful commercially made handgun in the world. The sudden nationwide desire to own a .44 Mag.

took S&W by surprise, as prior to the release of “Dirty Harry,” demand for the bulky, hard-recoiling handgun had fallen so low that the Model 29-though still cataloged-was out of production. Then, overnight the Model 29 was on everybody’s “most wanted” list. As a result, Model 29s were selling for as much as three times their suggested retail price of $194-when they could be found. Demand continued two years later when, in the “Dirty Harry” sequel “Magnum Force,” Eastwood repeats his “This is a 44. Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world” soliloquy during the opening credits, as he cocks and aims his Model 29 at the audience. As Dirty Harry, Eastwood packed his Model 29 three more times, in “The Enforcer” in 1976, in “Sudden Impact” in 1983, and finally in “The Dead Pool” in 1988, the last Dirty Harry movie he swore he’d ever make. But to this day, whenever a Dirty Harry movie airs on TV or cable, Model 29 sales surge.

The Dirty Harry blockbuster franchise was fortuitous for Eastwood (who took the role only after it had been turned down by Frank Sinatra, Steve McQueen and John Wayne, among others), Warner Brothers (who got the script when Universal Studios let the rights to it elapse), and most of all, S&W, who had the right gun at the right time. But the Model 29 Eastwood packs in the films was not quite the gun originally depicted for his character in the script written by writer-producer-director and NRA board member John Milius, who wrote the first two films, although he is uncredited in the first one. “This is the gun Dirty Harry should have used,” Milius told me at his home a few years ago, as he reached into his desk and pulled out a 4-inch barreled Model 29 with ivory stocks. Indeed, his Sept. 23, 1970, movie draft calls for exactly such a gun in nickeled finish. But, as previously noted, Model 29s were in short supply at the time (due to lack of demand, not popularity, as is commonly believed) and there were no 4-inch models to be had.

Consequently, according to S&W historian Roy Jinks, Kelly Lookabaugh, S&W’s West Coast Representative who had close ties with Hollywood, brought a 6½-inch blued model to the Warner Brothers studios. The gun had been assembled in the late 1960s by Archie Dubia, foreman of S&Ws hand-fitting department. Studios normally like to have at least one backup gun and preferably two, in case the primary gun gets damaged during filming. Thus, Milius lent, gave or brought (the details vary, depending on who you ask) two 6½-inch Model 29s to the studio. Later, he presented one of these guns to Clint Eastwood, who, last I heard, still has it. But a different version of the first “Dirty Harry” Model 29s is chronicled by the Internet Movie Firearms Database (IMFDB).

According to it, when a 4-inch Model 29 proved unobtainable, Eastwood personally contacted S&W representative Bob Sauer, who in turn had Fred Miller (who originally had helped develop the production model of the .44 Magnum) at the factory assemble two guns, one with a 6½-inch barrel and the other with an 83⁄8 inch, from parts on hand. It is unclear which of the two versions are true, but this much is known: after the completion of “Magnum Force,” Warner Brothers presented Milius with a Model 29 with an engraved silver shield inlaid on the left grip which reads: The gun, serial number S206921, on loan from Milius, is currently on display at the National Firearms Museum in Fairfax, Va. Thus, we can lay to rest the recurring myth that because Model 29s were unobtainable during the filming of the first Dirty Harry film, the look-alike .41 Mag. Model 57 was used instead. As the facts attest, that simply is not true.

And to further set the record straight, although the first guns used were N-frames, in the final three films the Model 29s used were all N-frames rented from Ellis Mercantile, a well-known Hollywood prop house no longer in business. In addition, a rubber mock-up Model 29 was used in scenes that called for the gun to be thrown. In one verified “Dirty Harry” incident filmed near Coit Tower, however, Eastwood throws his real gun, which is supposed to land on an off-camera padded blanket, but it misses. That metallic clattering you hear in the movie of the S&W rattling along the sidewalk is real! “That’s the gun I really wanted,” Milius lamented during the 2001 NRA Convention, “because you could prove it had real screen-time.” But that gun had disappeared. As an aside, the Bucheimer-Clark shoulder holster Eastwood used in the first two Dirty Harry films was rented from Ellis Mercantile but was for a gun with a 5-inch barrel, which caused the Model 29 Eastwood used to ride high in the rig. Eastwood wasn’t the first actor to use a Model 29.

In 1967 Lee Marvin packed a 4-inch version in “Point Blank,” faking recoil (only blanks are used in movies) in one scene, but forgetting to depict it in another. (On the other hand, Eastwood-ever the consummate actor-took a Model 29 to the shooting range to experience the recoil of a .44 Mag. so he could accurately portray firing the gun on screen.) And in 1973 James Bond, played by Roger Moore, used a nickeled version briefly in “Live and Let Die,” while 10 years later Chuck Norris upped the ante by brandishing an engraved, nickel-plated Model 29 as Texas Ranger J.J. McQuade in “Lone Wolf McQuade.” Nonetheless, the first actor to actually own a Model 29 was the late Jack Webb, star of TV’s “Dragnet.” On Feb. 29, 1956, S&W presented the actor-producer-director-writer with serial number S130714 (Webb’s Dragnet character, Sgt. Joe Friday, carried badge number 714 on the popular detective show).

It was the 12th .44 Magnum produced by Smith & Wesson. But television and movies aside, the real story of the Model 29 began during the late 1930s with a group of big-bore revolver aficionados, including such luminaries as Elmer Keith, P.O. Ackley and Townsend Whelen, who weren’t satisfied with the S&W Registered .357 Mag., which at that time, really was “the most powerful handgun in the world.” They wanted something more, and just as the .38 Spl. begat the .357 Mag., they turned to the .44 Spl. as the basis for their proposed powerhouse cartridge. Having been developed in 1907 as a longer-cased smokeless-powder version of the old .44 Russian blackpowder cartridge, and specifically chambered in S&W’s First Model Hand Ejector of 1908, a sturdy double-action also known as the Triple Lock, the .44 Spl. was loaded to blackpowder velocities, which did not do justice to cartridge or gun.

Leading the crusade for a “.44 Special Magnum,” as he called it, Keith proceeded to blow up numerous revolvers until at last he had the cartridge he wanted. He convinced Remington to manufacture it, but not before lengthening the .44 Spl. case one-tenth of an inch, to keep others from duplicating Keith’s cylinder-exploding exploits. The result was the .44 Rem. Mag. cartridge, which fired a 240-grain Keith-designed bullet at 1,400 fps. At 50 yards, it hit with more than 750 ft.-lbs. of energy, almost double that of the .357 Mag. cartridge. All that was needed was a handgun capable of handling the cartridge. For that, S&W turned to its S-frame Triple Lock, which by then had evolved into the Hand Ejector Fourth Model, better known as the 1950 Target Model in .44 Spl. (later to become the Model 24) and the 1955 Target Model (basically the same gun but in .45 caliber and with a heavier barrel; later it became the Model 25).

But first some tweaking had to be done, which included lengthening the cylinder to close up the barrel-cylinder gap and incorporating recessed chambers. When completed, the gun weighed 48 ounces, which helped tame the recoil. As that was before S&W started incorporating model numbers for its handguns, the behemoth six-shot revolver was simply called the “.44 Magnum,” which was rollmarked along the right side of the barrel. “The first .44 Magnum built was in December 1955,” notes Jinks. “The serial numbers started at S131700 and were mixed up in the early production with some of the early production guns having serial numbers as high as S167124. The reason for this was that the factory was using frames that had already been built, but were for the .45 Target Model of 1955. That frame was already set up for the heavy barrel that was going on the .44 Magnums.” On Dec. 29, .44 Magnum number S130806, the second gun to be produced, was presented to R.H. Coleman of Remington Arms Co. On Jan.

19, 1956, the revolver was officially announced to the public. The initial price was $135, but was almost immediately raised to $140. The gun was housed in a satin-lined black wooden case embossed with “.44 Magnum” and the S&W logo on the lid. Inside were a screwdriver, cleaning rod, and wire brush and cotton swab attachments. The .44 Magnum was available in either a 4-inch or 6½-inch barrel, fitted with Goncala Alves target stocks, and came in blue or nickel finish, with case hardened hammer and trigger and Micro Adjustable sights. Of the guns produced in January 1956, serial number S147220, went to Keith and number S130942 was shipped to Maj. Gen. Julian S. Hatcher, Technical Editor of The American Rifleman. Other notable gunwriters also received 6½-inch-barreled versions. Hatcher’s review of the .44 Magnum appeared in this magazine’s March 1956 issue. Needless to say, the gun was an instant success, with about 3,100 made that year.

The .44 Magnum appealed to hunters impressed with Keith’s tales of long-range kills made with it. The law enforcement community was equally enamored with the .44 Magnum’s potential for stopping cars at substantially closer distances. It soon became apparent, however, that shooting such a heavy-recoiling handgun wasn’t something to do for any length of time. Stoking it with milder .44 Spl. Loads-which also chambered in the .44 Magnum-soon became de rigueur. I succumbed to Model 29 fever in 1979. Until then, as a gunwriter just starting out penning articles for this magazine and others, I couldn’t afford the inflated Model 29 prices. But that year, Abercrombie & Fitch, then a true outdoor outfitter, was opening a store in Beverly Hills and had an allocation of three Model 29s-one in each barrel length. And they were going to be sold at retail price, which at that time had climbed to $354.50, with the 83⁄8-inch barrel (which always brought a premium) at $366.

When A&F’s doors opened that first day I sprinted up the steps two at a time to the mezzanine where the gun department was located and slapped my money down for the 83⁄8-inch model. I still have it, along with a few others, including a 6½-inch version shipped as a test gun in 1957 to an unidentified gunwriter in New York who marked the frame with his distinctive six-dot punch pattern. He had fired so many full-house loads through it that I had to have the barrel turned back to 6¼ inches to reduce the cylinder gap. Interestingly, the earliest guns had right-hand threads on the ejector rod screw, which caused it to back out and jam due to recoil. From Model variation 29-1 on, that was changed to left-hand threads, solving the problem. Reflecting a change in designation throughout the Smith & Wesson line, in late 1957, starting with serial number S179000, the .44 Magnum became the Model 29.

As Jinks notes, however, the changeover was sporadic, and between 1957 and 1958 guns marked both .44 Magnum and Model 29 were shipped concurrently. The 83⁄8-inch barrel was added in November 1958 and the black wooden case was changed to mahogany in 1960. The Gun Control Act of 1968 resulted in the S-frame designation being changed to an N-frame prefix, and in 1979 the 6½-inch barrel was shortened to 6 inches in order to standardize production, according to Jinks, who actually suggested the change. In 1981, the counterbored cylinder chambers and pinned barrel were eliminated as both were unnecessary. Later, the pivoting, hammer-mounted firing pin was changed to a frame-mounted version. Other internal modifications continued through the 1990s, including improved yoke retention and longer cylinder locking bolts.

Externally the Model 29 received many makeovers, including Model 629 stainless steel versions and Performance Center specials, plus barrel lengths ranging from an exclusive three-incher for distributor Lew Horton to a 105⁄8-inch factory Silhouette model. In addition, in chronological order, there were five-, four-, and three-screw models. In 1999 the Model 29 was discontinued, but, in 2006 it was brought back as a 50th Anniversary Commemorative (technically missing it by a year) with a 6½-inch barrel and engraved gold medallion on the frame. Today the Model 29 is still available as a limited-production Classic Model in nickel or blued finish (albeit with a key lock on the left side plate) with a 4- or 6½-inch barrel. Plus, handsome laser-etched versions of the gun were introduced in 2009 and 2010.

Unfortunately, according to Paul Pluff, S&W’s director of marketing/customer service, “We do not have any new Model 29s that have been recently or [are] going to be released.” Whether or not that situation continues remains to be seen. After all, in a 2008 survey, 20th Century Fox asked moviegoers to name their favorite on-screen arms. The Model 29 came in second only to Luke Skywalker’s lightsaber. Frankly, I’d take the Model 29 over the lightsaber any day. It has far greater range and doesn’t need special effects to make it work. I kind of think Dirty Harry would agree. IN THIS ARTICLE The Famous Gun and 6 Other Facts About "Dirty Harry" A A The 1971 crime drama "Dirty Harry" introduced moviegoers to police inspector Harry Callahan and one of the most famous guns in American cinema — a long-barreled .44 Magnum Smith and Wesson Model 29 revolver. Here are some other trivia nuggets about the original "Dirty Harry" film. ALERT: Should Obama Have More Control Over Guns? Vote Now The film's lead characters are based on real people.

Scorpio, who was originally listed as The Killer, was modeled after the Zodiac serial killer, who terrorized northern California in the 1960s and 1970s, while Callahan was loosely based on David Toschi, the real-life, lead detective of the Zodiac investigation. The iconic line, "You've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel lucky?' Well, do ya, punk?" is 51st on the American Film Institute's 100 Greatest Movie Quotes of All Time . Callahan's full speech to his wounded criminal is just as powerful: "I know what you're thinking. 'Did he fire six shots or only five?' Well, to tell you the truth, in all this excitement, I kind of lost track myself. But being as this is a .44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world, and would blow your head clean off, you've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel lucky?' Well, do ya, punk?" The lines are delivered with such coolness that it's hard to see anyone else as Callahan, Scriptwriters Harry Julian Fink and Rita M.

Fink saw John Wayne in the role, but the screen legend wasn't interested because he thought the film's violence was gratuitous. Frank Sinatra, Marlon Brando, Steve McQueen, Paul Newman, and Burt Lancaster were all linked to the project at one point, but Eastwood eventually made it his own. Eastwood helped bring in director Don Siegel ("Invasion of the Body Snatchers"), whom he previously worked with on "Coogan's Bluff" (1968), "Two Mules for Sister Sara" (1970), and "The Beguiled" (1971). Siegel wanted World War II hero turned actor Audie Murphy for the role of the serial killer, but Murphy died in a plane crash on May 28, 1971 before he could accept. The antagonist role eventually went to Broadway actor Andrew Robinson, who was a real-life pacifist that hated guns. This forced production to be temporarily halted so Robinson could learn to shoot. Robinson also struggled with a scene in which he physically and verbally abused school children.

"Dirty Harry"'s popularity spawned four commercially successful sequels: "Magnum Force" (1973), "The Enforcer" (1976), "Sudden Impact" (1983) and "The Dead Pool" (1988). "Sudden Impact" contained another iconic line, "Go ahead, make my day." Forty Years of Dirty Harry and His .44 Magnum - Guns.com Guns.com Tweet What self respecting gun enthusiastic doesn’t know these words? “I know what you’re thinking. ‘Did he fire six shots or only five?’ Well, to tell you the truth, in all this excitement I kind of lost track myself. But being as this is a .44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world, and would blow your head clean off, you’ve got to ask yourself one question: Do I feel lucky? Well, do ya, punk?” Forty years ago those words were uttered onscreen in Dirty Harry by Clint Eastwood as San Francisco Detective Harry Callahan in the role that made him an icon, but that role took a backseat to his choice of celluloid weaponry, the Smith & Wesson Model 29 chambered in .44 Magnum.

The .44 Magnum was introduced in 1955 by Smith & Wesson in their large N-frame revolvers, but the guns did not become an overnight sensation. In fact, for the first years that the gun was on the market, it was not a top seller. The Ruger Blackhawk and then the Super Blackhawk were more commonly seen in places than the big Smith & Wesson. Many shooters were not at all comfortable with .44 Magnum. There are stories of several ranges renting the Model 29’s only to watch those who had never fired a gun of that size before only being able to shoot one and at the most two cylinders of factory ammunition before calling it quits. For many years there were used Smith & Wesson Model 29’s turning up in near mint condition after having less than a box of ammo fired through them. All that changed however after Dirty Harry hit the box office, and the Smith & Wesson Model 29 not only became the most famous gun onscreen, but according to a 2008 20th Century Fox poll , it came in second as the most recognized weapon on film behind the lightsaber from Star Wars.

For Smith & Wesson, the film was the greatest advertisement money never had to buy. The Model 29 wasn’t even in production at the time the movie was filmed. According to an article in the September, 1972 issue of Guns magazine , Clint Eastwood got in touch with Bob Sauer a representative from Smith & Wesson about the gun he wanted. They had to assemble a couple of revolvers together from parts in the factory. Sales of the .44 Magnum were never an issue for Smith & Wesson after the release of Dirty Harry, and when production couldn’t keep up with demand it was not uncommon to find Model 29’s going for double their original retail price. The blued finish Model 29 revolver was discontinued in 1999 with the exception of a few commemoratives and the slimmed down Mountain Gun. Recently it came out as part of the Classic line . Smith & Wesson introduced their stainless version, the Model 629 in 1979 and it has never been out of production.

Clint Eastwood was last seen onscreen as Harry Callahan in The Dead Pool which was released in 1988 and at his age we are unlikely to see another film with him in that role. Yet it was the original film that not only changed the movie industry, but it helped to create a huge boon in gun sales that has not been seen since. So if you run across one of those Smith & Wesson Model 29 revolvers and have never experienced the thrill of shooting what was at one time the most powerful handgun in the world, you have to ask yourself. Do ya feel lucky? Well, do ya? NFM Treasure Gun - Dirty Harry's S&W .44 Magnum - YouTube NFM Treasure Gun - Dirty Harry's S&W .44 Magnum Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. The interactive transcript could not be loaded. Loading... Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later.

Uploaded on Feb 1, 2011 Director and writer John Milius discusses the Smith and Wesson Model 29 revolver in .44 Magnum used by Clint Eastwood in the Dirty Harry movies. A Treasure Gun from the NRA National Firearms Museum. See more at . Narrated by John Milius. Category Dirty Harry (1971) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error When a mad man calling himself 'the Scorpio Killer' menaces the city, tough as nails San Francisco Police Inspector Harry Callahan is assigned to track down and ferret out the crazed psychopath.

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"Dirty" Harry Callahan, on suspension for angering his superiors (again), is assigned to the case. Director: Clint Eastwood Dirty Harry Callahan must stop a sick secret contest to murder local celebrities, which includes himself as a target. Director: Buddy Van Horn 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.6/10 X Alcatraz is the most secure prison of its time. It is believed that no one can ever escape from it, until three daring men make a possible successful attempt at escaping from one of the most infamous prisons in the world. Director: Don Siegel A Missouri farmer joins a Confederate guerrilla unit and winds up on the run from the Union soldiers who murdered his family. Director: Clint Eastwood A mysterious preacher protects a humble prospector village from a greedy mining company trying to encroach on their land. Director: Clint Eastwood The San Fernando Valley adventures of trucker turned prize-fighter Philo Beddoe and his pet orangutan Clyde. Director: James Fargo When an innocent man barely survives a lynching, he returns as a lawman determined to bring the vigilantes to justice.

Director: Ted Post A gunfighting stranger comes to the small settlement of Lago and is hired to bring the townsfolk together in an attempt to hold off three outlaws who are on their way. Director: Clint Eastwood Philo takes part in a bare knuckle fight - as he does - to make some more money than he can earn from his car repair business. He decides to retire from fighting, but when the Mafia come ... See full summary » Director: Buddy Van Horn Secret Service agent Frank Horrigan couldn't save Kennedy, but he's determined not to let a clever assassin take out this president. Director: Wolfgang Petersen Edit Storyline In the year 1971, San Francisco faces the terror of a maniac known as Scorpio- who snipes at innocent victims and demands ransom through notes left at the scene of the crime. Inspector Harry Callahan (known as Dirty Harry by his peers through his reputation handling of homicidal cases) is assigned to the case along with his newest partner Inspector Chico Gonzalez to track down Scorpio and stop him. Using humiliation and cat and mouse type of games against Callahan, Scorpio is put to the test with the cop with a dirty attitude.

Written by commanderblue Clint Eastwood is "Dirty Harry." And boy, does he get all the dirty jobs. See more » Genres: 23 December 1971 (USA) See more » Also Known As: Did You Know? Trivia First feature film portraying the San Francisco Police Department's Bureau of Inspectors' Homicide Detail. The success of the film led to the development of the television drama The Streets of San Francisco (1972). See more » Goofs It is often claimed that Harry is incorrect when he refers to the .44 Magnum as the most powerful handgun in the world. Technically, he is and he isn't. In 1971, the .44 Magnum (developed in 1957) was the most powerful commercially available handgun in the world, meaning it fired the most powerful production cartridge. This means it was the most powerful handgun round made by ammo companies and sold on the market.

In 1971, the .454 Casull (developed in 1959) was more powerful than the .44 Magnum, but the .454 Casull wasn't produced commercially until 1983, so Harry is inaccurate in stating that it is the most powerful handgun in the world, but he is accurate in stating that it is the most powerful handgun available for use. See more » Quotes [Harry is getting a dressing-down for his most recent arrest] District Attorney Rothko : You're lucky I'm not indicting you for assault with intent to commit murder. Harry Callahan : What? District Attorney Rothko : Where the hell does it say that you've got a right to kick down doors, torture suspects, deny medical attention and legal counsel? Where have you been? Does Escobedo ring a bell? Miranda? I mean, you must have heard of the Fourth Amendment. What I'm saying is that man had rights. Harry Callahan : Well, I'm all broken up about that man's rights.

Old MacDonald Had a Farm (uncredited) (United States) – See all my reviews This was the first of the always-entertaining "Dirty Harry" cop series and it was a good one - maybe the best of the series. One of Harry's famous lines was in this opener: "Do ya feel lucky, punk?" Speaking of punks, Andy Robinson, who played the villain, never got famous as Clint Eastwood ("Harry") certainly became but he was tremendous in this film. He didn't even have to utter a line: he just looked deranged! Great casting. Looking back, the one thing I really appreciate about this film as opposed to the rest of them in this series was the absence of Harry's annoying superiors constantly on his case. He actually got support from his bosses in this movie. The film as a big hit because people were already tired of all the liberal preaching of the 1960s in which we were supposed to feel sympathy for the criminal instead of the victim. This series was on the side of the cops, not the crooks, which is probably why the sick film critics never liked Dirty Harry.

This is one solid crime story with no boring spots and no sappy sub-plots with romances, either. And it's always nice to enjoy the interesting San Francisco skyline. 102 of 151 people found this review helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes Clint Eastwood - Dirty Harry Music Anthology You don't assign him to murder cases. You just turn him loose. here have been few film series as popular as Warner Brothers' Dirty Harry movies starring Clint Eastwood. From the original Dirty Harry in 1971 to The Dead Pool in 1988, San Francisco homicide inspector Harry Callahan went his own way, tracking down killers while fighting his own battles within an ineffective criminal justice system. This page pays tribute to this wonderful film series. In each Dirty Harry film, Harry's partner is either injured or killed. In 1968 Harry's partner Fanduchi was killed. In 1971 Harry's partner Dietrick was hospitalized. Also in 1971, Harry's new partner, Chico Gonzales, was injured and hospitalized after a gun fight with Scorpio. He saved Harry's life. Chico retired from the force and became a school teacher.

Frank De Georgio became Harry's partner. In 1973, Harry was assigned a new partner named Early Smith. Smith was killed when a bomb detonated in his mail box. The bomb was planted by the vigilante cops. De Georgio became Harry's partner again. In 1976, after being demoted to personnel but before being assigned a new partner Harry's former partner Frank De Georgio, was killed by Bobby Maxwell during a robbery. In 1976, Harry was assigned a new partner. As the Mayor was trying to boost his popularity he began a new policy of having women on the police force. Harry's new partner was Kate Moore. Kate Moore died on Alcatraz while trying to save the mayor. In 1983 Harry's partner was Horace King. Harry and Horace were good friends and when Harry got sent to San Paolo, Horace went to visit him. Horace was killed in Harry's apartment. Until 1988 Harry worked without a partner. After testifying at the Jannero trial, Jannero wanted Harry killed. After an attempt on Harry's life where Harry killed his attackers he was assigned a new partner to cover his back.

Al Quan moved into homicide to help Harry. Quan was injured when their car was partially blown up by the Dead Pool killer. All Dirty Harry films end with the camera zooming out from the action. In Dirty Harry , the camera zooms out as Harry walks away from killing Scorpio and throwing his badge in the water. In Magnum Force , the camera zooms out as Harry walks away from the burning car of Lieutenant Briggs. In The Enforcer , the camera zooms out as Harry walks away from the Mayor on Alcatraz Island. In Sudden Impact , the camera zooms away as Harry and Jennifer Spencer walk away from the amusement park rides. In The Dead Pool , the camera zooms away as Harry and Samantha Walker leave the pier. In each Dirty Harry movie someone is killed within the first 5 minutes. In Dirty Harry , an unknown women is killed by Scorpio while swimming in a rooftop pool. In Magnum Force , four gangsters are killed after leaving court by a vigilante cop. In The Enforcer , two gas men are killed by Bobby Maxwell in order to get their uniforms and truck. In Sudden Impact , a man is killed by Jennifer Spencer as an act of revenge.

In The Dead Pool , Harry kills four gangsters who are ordered by Lou Jannero to kill him. In each Dirty Harry film, Harry breaks up a daring robbery. In Dirty Harry , Harry breaks up a bank robbery by using his .44 magnum to stop the robbers. He also tricks the last robber by having him question his luck as to if Harry has a bullet left. In Magnum Force , Harry ends a plane hijack by posing as an airline pilot. In The Enforcer , Harry ends a liquor store robbery by driving his car though the store window and shooting the robbers. In Sudden Impact , Harry ends a robbery at his local coffee shop by killing the robbers and saving a hostage held a gun point by echoing the words,"Go ahead, make my day." In The Dead Pool , Harry ends a China Town restaurant robbery with the help of his partner Al Quan. Each Dirty Harry film ends near water. In Dirty Harry , Harry shoots Scorpio and sends his body splashing into the water. In Magnum Force , Harry ends his battle with the two of the vigilante cops on mothballed aircraft carriers in Alameda.

In The Enforcer , Harry blows up Bobby Maxwell in the lighthouse on Alcatraz Island in the middle of San Francisco Bay. In Sudden Impact , Harry kills Jennifer Spencer's kidnappers on the amusement park boardwalk. In The Dead Pool , Harry kills Rook on a pier with a harpoon gun. In four of the Dirty Harry films, Harry uses something besides his .44 Magnum to end the final confrontation. In Magnum Force , Harry uses a bomb to blow up Lt. Briggs' car. In The Enforcer , Harry uses a missile to destroy a lookout tower on Alcatraz in which Bobby Maxwell is seeking refuge. In Sudden Impact , Harry uses the new .44 Magnum automag to kill his enemy at the amusement park. In The Dead Pool , Harry uses a harpoon gun to kill the Dead Pool killer. In four Dirty Harry movies, the police arrive just after Harry finishes his work. In Dirty Harry the police start to arrive after Harry walks away from the water. In The Enforcer , the police helicopter arrives after Harry blows up Bobby Maxwell, announcing that they have the ransom money. In Sudden Impact , the police arrive after Harry kills the bad guys.

In The Dead Pool , the police arrive while Harry is walking away from Rook. Dirty Harry (1971) - FAQ The content of this page was created directly by users and has not been screened or verified by IMDb staff. Visit our FAQ Help to learn more FAQ How much sex, violence, and profanity are in this movie? For detailed information about the amounts and types of (a) sex and nudity, (b) violence and gore, (c) profanity, (d) alcohol, drugs, and smoking, and (e) frightening and intense scenes in this movie, consult the IMDb Parents Guide for this movie. The Parents Guide for Dirty Harry can be found here . What real locations were used in the making of the film? Opening shot: The memorial to police officers killed in the line of duty seen in the opening shot of the film is located in the San Francisco Hall of Justice , located at 850 Bryant Street. Today, this building continues to serve as the SFPD's base of operations as well as the San Francisco County Superior Court . Sniping position: In the opening scene, Scorpio ( Andrew Robinson ) is shooting from the roof of the Bank of America Center, located at 555 California Street .

Today, 555 California Street is no longer owned by the Bank of America, but by the Vornado Realty Trust . Sniping victim: Scorpio's victim ( Diana Davidson ) is swimming on the roof of the Holiday Inn Select Downtown and Spa, located at 750 Kearny Street, two blocks away from 555 California Avenue. Today, 750 Kearny Street is owned by Hilton Hotels, and known as The Hilton San Francisco Financial District Hotel . City Hall: Both the interior and the exterior of San Francisco City Hall , located at 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, are seen several times in the film. For example, after Scorpio has kidnapped the children, the film fades to an exterior shot of the building. Earlier in the movie, Harry Callahan ( Clint Eastwood ) is approaching the main door of the building when he sees Lt. Bressler ( Harry Guardino ) on the balcony. Harry enters the building, passes through the rotunda, and meets Bressler on the main stairway. Additionally, all of the scenes in the Mayor's ( John Vernon ) office were filmed over a three day weekend in the real office of Mayor Joseph Alioto .

Today, San Francisco City Hall continues to serve as the city's Mayoral offices . Police interiors: All interiors in the police station were shot in the PG&E building at 77 Beale Street. Today, the building is still owned by Pacific Gas and Electric . Second sniping: Scorpio's aborted second sniping attack was shot overlooking Saints Peter and Paul Church , located at 666 Filbert Street. The church is still in use today. The building on which Scorpio takes position is the Dante Building, 1606 Stockton Street. Between the Dante Building and the Church is Washington Square Park . Suicide jumper: The scene where Harry saves the suicide jumper ( Bill Couch ) was shot at California Hall , 625 Polk Street . In 1971, California Hall was primarily used as a live music venue. Today, it is the second campus of the California Culinary Academy . Ransom run begins: Scorpio first speaks to Harry and gives him instructions for the subsequent ransom run at the East Harbor of Marina Green . Run continues: Harry next enters the Forest Hill Station on Laguna Honda Boulevard, where he boards a train.

Next stop: Harry gets off the train at the corner of Church and 20th Streets, near Dolores Park , located in the Mission District . He runs across 20th Street to the phone booth on the corner of the park and Church & 20th. Harry enters tunnel: After speaking to Scorpio again, Harry enters the Fort Mason Tunnel at Laguna Street and Marina Boulevard. He then emerges at the hamburger stand located on Van Ness Avenue , in the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park . Today, the Fort Mason Tunnel is closed off, although there are plans to reopen it. Harry enters park: Harry next enters Mount Davidson Park at Lansdale Avenue and Dalewood Way. The fight between Scorpio and Harry then takes place at Mount Davidson Cross above Portola Drive. Harry shoots Scorpio: Harry shoots Scorpio in Kezar Stadium , 755 Stanyan Street. The scene was shot shortly after the 49ers' last game there. In 1989, the stadium was demolished and rebuilt with a smaller capacity. Dead girl: The body of Ann Mary Deacon ( Debralee Scott ) is found off Conzelman Road, located in the Marin Headlands .

Harry watches Scorpio: The scene where Scorpio watches children playing in a small park, whilst Harry is closely monitoring him was shot at Portsmouth Square in Chinatown . Harry follows Scorpio at night: Scorpio heads to a strip-club called the Roaring 20s, which is found at 552 Broadway Street, North Beach . The Roaring 20s is still in business today. Liquor store: The liquor store where Scorpio gets a gun was located at 148 The Embarcadero . Today, the building is the Hotel Griffon , and the liquor store is a Perry's restaurant. School bus: Scorpio boards the school bus at 15th Avenue and Noriega, Golden Gate Heights , Marin County . Harry boards bus: Harry is waiting for Scorpio on the train tracks going over Sir Francis Drake Boulevard , Marin County. The tracks were taken down in 2003, although the trellises remain. Finale: The closing scenes of the film were shot in a quarry called Larkspur Landing Circle, located on Old Quarry Road, Marin County. Today, the quarry is a shopping centre.

See this site for more information on the locations used in the making of the film, including stills from the film and photographs of the locations from the present day. No. He fires six, but one of the shots is heard only, it is not seen. Here is the complete list of shots as they occur: Shot 1: Hits the first bank robber ( Albert Popwell ) as he emerges from the bank Shot 2: Fires at the second bank robber (in black leather jacket) as he runs to the getaway car. This shot misses. Shot 3: Fires at the car itself as the robbers speed off. This shot cannot be seen, as we are inside the car when Harry shoots. However, if one listens carefully, the unmistakable sound of his .44 Magnum can clearly be heard on the soundtrack (the gun sound effect is substantially different to the sound effects of the robbers' guns). This shot also seems to miss. Shot 4: Hits the windshield of the getaway car, also hitting the driver. Shot 5: Again hits the windshield and the driver as the car crashes. Shot 6: Hits the robber in the leather jacket and sends him crashing through the shop window.

When Harry confronts Scorpio he knows whether there is either a live or expended round in the chamber when he gives his 'Do you feel lucky?' speech because he cocks the hammer on his 44 Magnum, allowing him to see whether or not the rear of the bullet has already been struck. Who is Alice? When Dirty Harry is moving through Mount Davidson Park towards the Cross, he encounters a young man ( David Gillum ) who says he is called Alice. Most fans interpret this scene as suggesting that Alice is a male prostitute who has mistaken Harry for a john. His comment, "If you're vice, I'll kill myself," seems to confirm this, whilst his comment "I'll take a dare," seems to suggest he is open to sexual experimentation. With all the evidence against Scorpio, how could the police possibly have let him go? When Scorpio is initially arrested in the film, there is a wealth of evidence against him. The leg wound proves that he is indeed Scorpio, as it matches the leg wound which Harry inflicted at Mount Davidson Cross a few hours prior to his apprehension. As such, he could also be charged with assaulting a police officer, attempted murder and embezzlement.

Additionally, the sniping rifle he used to shoot the swimmer and the young boy is captured, and, as Harry points out, ballistics would be able to match the gun to the bullets which killed them. Basically, there is plenty of evidence to prove beyond all doubt that the man in police custody is indeed Scorpio. However, despite all of this plain evidence condemning him, Scorpio is released by the police. Why? Basically, because of procedural negligence on Harry's part. Important in understanding exactly what is going on here is the scene immediately after the body of Ann Mary Deacon is found. Harry is in District Attorney William T. Rothko's ( Josef Sommer ) office and is told by Rothko, "you're lucky I'm not indicting you for assault with intent to commit murder. Where the hell does it say you've got a right to kick down doors, torture suspects, deny medical attention and legal council? Where have you been? Does Escobedo ring a bell? Miranda? I mean, you must have heard of the fourth amendment.

What I'm saying is, that man had rights." An unrepentant Harry responds to this by saying, "Well, I'm all broken up about that man's rights." Rothko then retorts "You should be. I've got news for you Callahan; as soon as he's well enough to leave the hospital, he walks." A stunned Harry asks "You're letting him go?", to which Rothko responds "We have to, we can't try him [...] I'm not wasting half a million dollars of the tax payers' money on a trial we can't win. The problem is, we don't have any evidence." Indicating Scorpio's rifle, Harry asks "What the hell do you call that?" to which Rothko answers, "I call it nothing, zero [...] This rifle might make a nice souvenir, but it's inadmissible as evidence." Harry demands, "Who says that?" and Rothko tells him "It's the law." Rothko then introduces Judge Bannerman ( William Paterson ), who tells Harry "In my opinion, the search of the suspect's quarters was illegal. Evidence obtained thereby, such as that hunting rifle for instance, is inadmissible in court.

You should have gotten a search warrant [...] The court would have to recognize the police officer's legitimate concern for the girl's life, but there is no way they can possibly condone police torture. All evidence concerning the girl, the suspect's confession, all physical evidence would have to be excluded [...] Without the evidence of the gun and the girl, I couldn't convict him of spitting on the sidewalk. The suspect's rights were violated under the fourth and fifth and probably the sixth and fourteenth amendment." Harry then bitterly asks "And Ann Mary Deacon, what about her rights? She's raped and left in a hole to die, who speaks for her?" As Richard Schickel points out on his DVD commentary, this scene is vital to understanding the political ethos of the film; specifically, the issue of the rights of victims versus the rights of the accused. To fully understand this, some of Rothko's references need to be explained in more detail, specifically his references to Escobedo and Miranda. Escobedo refers to the 1964 court case Escobedo v. Illinois . This case involved Danny Escobedo's involvement in the murder of his brother, Manuel, on January 19, 1960.

On January 30, the police obtained a witness who said that he had seen Escobedo's involvement in the crime, so the police arrested Escobedo, and began to interrogate him. During the interrogation, Escobedo asked to speak to an attorney, but when the attorney arrived at the police station, he was refused access to Escobedo until after the interrogation was over. Ultimately, Escobedo implicated himself as an accessory in the murder, and was convicted for aiding and abetting. Escobedo appealed to the Illinois Supreme Court, which initially held the confession inadmissible and reversed the conviction. Illinois petitioned for a rehearing and the court then approved the original conviction. Escobedo then appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court, which overturned Escobedo's conviction and recognized a suspect's right to an attorney during police interrogation. In 1963, the case of Gideon v. Wainwright had determined that a suspect had a right to an attorney after indictment, but the result of the Escobedo v. Illinois case gave a suspect the right to an attorney prior to indictment as well.

With this in mind then, Scorpio's confession to the murder was elicited from him without the presence of an attorney, and as such, was inadmissible in court, as it violated his rights. The other case to which Rothko refers is the 1966 case of Miranda v. Arizona . In March 1963, Ernesto Arturo Miranda was arrested for robbery. During his interrogation, he confessed to raping an 18 year old woman. During the trial, the prosecution offered as evidence both Miranda's confession and the victim's positive identification of Miranda. He was found guilty and convicted of rape and kidnapping, and sentenced to 20 to 30 years imprisonment on each charge, with sentences to run concurrently. After the conviction, Miranda's attorney, John J. Flynn, appealed to the Arizona Supreme Court, where Chief Justice Earl Warren ruled that no confession could be admissible under the Fifth Amendment self-incrimination clause and Sixth Amendment right to an attorney unless a suspect had been made aware of his rights (right to an attorney, right to remain silent etc) and had specifically waived them. Miranda had not been informed of his rights, and as such, the conviction was overturned.

Miranda was retried, and this time the prosecution did not use the confession. Instead, they relied on witnesses and other physical evidence. Miranda was again convicted in 1967 and again sentenced to 20 to 30 years. Following the Miranda decision, all police departments were required to inform suspects of their rights under the new ruling. Again, as with the Escobedo case, Harry Callahan does not follow the rules laid down by the Miranda case. He never informs Scorpio of his rights prior to Scorpio's confession, and as such, his confession is inadmissible. With all of this in mind then, Harry makes four mistakes, which combine to ensure Scorpio can go free; he illegally searches Kezar Stadium (i.e., he does not obtain a search warrant), he interrogates Scorpio without the presence of an attorney, he does not inform Scorpio of his rights prior to that interrogation, and he tortures a confession out of Scorpio (by standing on his wounded leg). In 1971, the Escobedo and Miranda decisions were still extremely hotly debated issues.

Miranda in particular had generated a great deal of criticism, with many (including President Richard Nixon) feeling it was unfair to inform suspects of their rights, as it was essentially an invitation for them to purposely frustrate interrogation. Many felt that the Escobedo and Miranda decisions were essentially offering protection for the accused, and that police could find themselves unable to take immediate action, even when faced with incontrovertible evidence, lest the entire case be invalidated in court. As such, the political debates at the time were almost entirely focused on the rights of the accused, and the film poses an extreme example of how the legal system could be so concerned with these rights (rather than the rights of the victim), that it could allow a known killer to walk free; Scorpio is protected by the very legal sanctions which were set up to protect the victims. As he says above, Harry is more concerned with the rights of Ann Mary Deacon than with the rights of Scorpio, and in this sense, his line "Well, I'm all broken up about that man's rights" is paramount.

Clint Eastwood has always maintained that the main reason he did the film was because he felt that in all the discussions concerning the rights of the accused, the rights of the victim had been forgotten about, and he felt the film went some way to return those rights to the public eye. No scene is more important in this sense than the scene between Harry, Rothko and Bannerman. All three know that the man Harry arrested is a serial killer, and there is ample evidence to support it, but because Harry did not abide by the decisions of the Escobedo and Miranda cases, Scorpio's obvious guilt becomes irrelevant, and he is allowed to walk free. As such, many interpret the film as a manifestation of the frustration which was felt due to the recently established laws which seemed to make it easier for criminals to get away with criminal behavior and harder for police forces to convict them. The film shows the world from Harry's perspective, and it explicitly deals with his frustration in his attempts to dispense justice only to be rendered impotent by the red tape of the system he is sworn to uphold; technicalities getting in the way of what most people would consider justice.

He is frustrated with a system that can overlook the victim due to the attention it is paying to the accused (this is why he throws his badge away at the end). The fact that Scorpio can walk free despite everyone knowing he is a killer is an illustration of how the system can actually hinder the police and aid the criminal. Interestingly however, on his DVD commentary, film critic and Clint Eastwood biographer Richard Schickel questions whether the release of Scorpio is really accurate or not, hypothesizing that the film's depiction of the police letting him go without any surveillance whatsoever despite the ample evident isn't entirely realistic, and despite Harry's breaking numerous laws and ignoring several of Scorpio's right, no police force in the world would release such a man on his own recognizance. I've heard this is one of Michael Mann's favorite films. Is that correct? Yes, Michael Mann is a huge fan of the film, and has included several homages to it in his work over the years. Perhaps the most obvious reference is to be found in the Starsky and Hutch episode ' The Psychic ', which Mann wrote.

A major part of the plot of this episode involves Hutch racing from phone booth to phone booth as per the instructions of a kidnapper who holds a young girl's life in the balance. Another direct homage is found in Heat . As Vincent Hanna ( Al Pacino ) arrives at the murder scene of a young prostitute, he encounters the dead girl's mother ( Hazelle Goodman ). This is very similar to a scene in Dirty Harry, where as Harry arrives at the scene of the murder of a young boy, he too encounters the victim's mother ( Mae Mercer ). Both the R1 US Two-Disc Special Edition DVD , released by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment in 2008 and the R2 UK Two-Disc Special Edition DVD , released by Warner Bros.

Home Entertainment (UK) in 2008 contain the following special features: Feature length audio commentary with film historian and Clint Eastwood biographer Richard Schickel ' Dirty Harry's Way '; a 7 minute promotional featurette for the film, made in 1971 ' Dirty Harry: The Original '; a 30 minute featurette made in 2001 looking at the making of the Dirty Harry series Interview Gallery; featuring interviews with Patricia Clarkson , Joel Cox , Clint Eastwood , Hal Holbrook , Evan C. Kim , John Milius , Ted Post , Andrew Robinson , Arnold Schwarzenegger and Robert Urich . Trailer Gallery; featuring theatrical trailers for all 5 Dirty Harry films ' The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry '; a 26 minute featurette made exclusively for the 2008 DVD, which examines the lasting influence of the film ' Biography: Clint Eastwood: The Man from Malpaso '; a 56 minute TV documentary made in 1993, which offers an overview of Eastwood's career NOTE: There are multiple DVD versions of this film available. See here for more details. MythBuster: Dirty Harry Did NOT Carry .44 Magnum!

| The High Road This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. Learn More. MythBuster: Dirty Harry Did NOT Carry .44 Magnum! Not open for further replies. Page 1 of 4 709 Yes... yes, it's true. The legendary Harry Callahan carried a Model 29, but didn't load it with Magnum Rounds! In the followup movie, Magnum Force, he's at the range with some young cops. When asked what load he uses Harry said "I use a light special. With a gun this size and weight it has no more recoil than .38 out of a .357." A 'light special'... sigh. I guess this is another reason that John Wayne is cooler than Clint Eastwood... shaking my head in disgust, I remain, StikeEagle It's been a long time since I saw that film, but I recall him qualifying that statement with "for fast shooting....." implying it was a special purpose load. Yeah, I thought that answer was in relation to the shooting competition they were having not for regular carry load. Gillster has it.

In the scene they're at the target range, and the shooting competition is coming up soon. Well, in the first Dirty Harry movie, Callahan's .44 Magnum Model 29 was actually a .41 Magnum Model 57. Forestburg, Texas Well, if we want to be technical, Dirty Harry didn't carry .44 magnum ammo. Hell, he didn't even hardly ever actually carry real ammol, but blanks for the majority of the shooting. All StrikeEagle is saying is that Dirty Harry didn't claim to be shooting .44 mag in the second movie. That statement, of course, has zilch bearing and relevance on the first movie. Somehow, taking the dialog from characters in a fictional movie to make a statement about what was factually being done is pretty naive. If we are going to split hairs, might as well split as many as we can. The History Channel had a segment on Dirty Harry and the .44 Magnum. The gun used in the movie was a .44 magnum as indicated by the specimen housed in some museum that is said to be the gun used in the movie.

Sure, John Wayne is cooler, but not because he never statement he was using powered down ammo. I don't recall John Wayne ever saying that much about ammo power at all. The words "light special" in reference to 44cal is like saying "small sledge hammer". Click to expand... And speaking of Sledge Hammer, see my tag line. He always had magnums, no doubt. From what I remember of the movies, the recoil looked like it would have been from magnums, I know that's subjective and not at all scientific (but it is a movie after all). I'll have to check the competition/range scenes to see if they thought to make it look like it recoils any less than when he's shooting 'punks'. I'll take Paladin over John Wayne if you want 'cool'. The Great Pacific NorthWet Will this damn misconception ever go away? :banghead: It was NOT a .41! You can tell by looking at the muzzle when he has the bank robber on the ground and for the first time utters the infamous "do you feel lucky?" speech. There was NOT a shortage of Model 29 revolvers at that time. There were shortages after the movie was released though.

Each time the did a sequel there was another temporary sales increase. In the 1st Dirty Harry sequel, Magnum Force, Callahan did not say he used .44 Special ammo. In the scene where Harry meets the rookie officers (for the first time) in the underground police practice range he is asked, from the actual movie Magnum Force said: "What kind of a load do you use in that .44?" Click to expand... His answer is, from the actual movie Magnum Force said: "It's a light special. In this size gun it gives me better control and less recoil than a .357 magnum loaded with wadcutters." Click to expand... Now all this really illustrates it that neither the script writer nor Clint Eastwood knew sPit from Shinola™ about real handgun ammunition. Nowhere in any of the five Dirty Harry movies do we see a clear image of the ammunition he carried. And it's never discussed again. Of course the real definition of "special load" is open for speculation. It has been documented, several times, (just do a THR search) that is was definitely a real S&W Model 29 (there were actually three of them) used in the movies.

One of the original guns was presented to screenwriter John Milius, who is now on the NRA board of directors. That particular Model 29 now resides in the National Rifle Association's National Firearms Museum in Fairfax. Perhaps one of you should call the NRA and tell them they've made a horrible mistake because you read it on the internet. As for me. I DO know spit from Shinola. .

Question: What make of gun did Clint Eastwood use in the Dirty Harry films?
Answer: Magnum